Steering Committee

The ABCDE Steering Committee gathers a group of representatives from the World Bank (including the Chief Economist), the host institution (Ministry of Finance of Slovenia) and the academic community. The Steering Committee is responsible for drafting the agenda of the conference and more specifically, it is responsible for:
 
- Deciding on names for plenary session and keynote speakers;

- Deciding on topics for the program of parallel sessions (workshops, roundtable, etc.) and eventually organize some of these sessions;

- Deciding on side events, communication/outreach plan and media strategy.
 
During the period of preparation of the conference (from September to May) the Steering Committee meets on monthly basis to review and discuss proposals for speakers and topics put forward by its members and external partners. Meetings normally take place via videconference using the World Bank's videconference network.

Members of the ABCDE 2007 Steering Committee:

Andrej Bajuk, Minister of Finance, Slovenia
Andrej Kavcic, Head of International Department, Ministry of Finance of Slovenia
Francois Bourguignon, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, The World Bank
Michael Klein, Vice President, Private Sector Development, The World Bank
Pradeep Mitra, Chief Economist for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, The World Bank
Jean-Christophe Bas, General Coordinator of the ABCDE, External Affairs Vice Presidency, The World Bank
Boris Pleskovic, Research Manager, Development Economics, The World Bank
Jan Svejnar, Director of the International Policy Center at the Ford School, University of Michigan
Andre Sapir, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Paul Seabright, University of Toulouse, France